Engineer I or Engineer II - Planning & Design

Job Information

Open to the general public and any current Municipal employee.

If the person selected is not affiliated with the Anchorage Police Department Employees Association union, he or she must become a member in good standing within 31 days of beginning work.

Example of Duties

Daily management of APD payroll functions for 574+ personnel. Management of 36, 40, 44 hour payroll. Ensure all tasks necessary to produce accurate and timely payroll information for issuing the resulting paychecks on a bi-weekly basis. Audit and prepare payroll reports. Prepare wide variety of personnel and payroll processing documents including annual leave adjustments, cash-ins, retroactive pay adjustments, merit increases, manual payroll checks. Conduct audits on pay, leave and merit anniversary dates. Create and maintain FMLA/Sick leave files and update FMLA tracking log. Enter all workers’ compensation claims and update workers’ compensation log. Create and update OSHA logs and prepare quarterly and end of the year OSHA reports. Reconcile/audit PeopleSoft PCN report. Respond to employees’ inquiries and requests for assistance from command and management staff, employees, and other municipal agencies. Conduct new hire orientations for APDEA & non-represented employees and spousal academies for union employees. Issue departmental ID cards with security access. Hours of Work: Applicants must be willing and able to work various shifts, holidays and overtimes as determined by the supervisor.

• The training period is NOT a probationary period and to be released from training is at the discretion of the Anchorage Police Department.
• Following completion of probation period, employees are eligible to receive an educational benefit of 8% of employee’s base rate for a bachelor degree or 4% for an associate degree.

Minimum Qualifications / Substitutions / Preferences High school diploma, GED, or equivalent and two years of experience in office clerical, personnel, payroll, accounting, purchasing, accounts receivable/payable and or fiscal management administrative support. Skill to type at a net of 35 WPM (see notice section).

Prefer applicants with payroll experience. Prefer applicants with Municipality’s PeopleSoft Payroll experience. Prefer applicants with Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel experience. Prefer applicants with the ability to work under pressure created by deadline situations, ability to multi-task during deadline situations, and work with minimal supervision. Prefer applicants with the ability to perform independent research on a variety of issues. Prefer applicants with the ability to reference and apply applicable guidelines, regulations, and policies. Prefer applicants with excellent oral and written communications skills and demonstrated attention to detail.

NOTICE Initial testing for Specialty Clerk position will consist of a Nelson/Denny Reading Comprehension exam. Upon successful completion of the Nelson/Denny, further testing will consist of Oral Boards and a Background Investigation. Current APD employees are exempt from the Nelson/Denny Reading Comprehension exam.

In order to be considered for positions that require skill to type at a net of 35 WPM applicants must provide certified proof of typing ability on the day of the testing conducted by the Anchorage Police Department.

As a condition of employment, the person(s) (including current department employees if promoted) selected will be required to successfully complete a drug test prior to beginning work.

Preference will be given to Anchorage Police Department (APD) employees. APD employees who are successful in the screening process will be forwarded to the department for consideration prior to any non-APD applicants.

The MOA is an EO and AA employer and complies with Title I of the ADA.

The Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) offers a competitive benefits package to eligible employees that may include:

Health / Medical Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Audio
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Health and Dependent Care
• Health Savings Accounts

Retirement:

• State of Alaska Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) Program
• 401(k) up to 2% employer match
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

Employer Paid Benefits:

• Employee Assistance Program
• 5.4 Weeks of Annual Leave Plan
• 4 Weeks of Sick Leave Plan
• 11.5 Paid Holidays

Education Incentives:

• Paid Tuition and Books
• 4% Pay Raise for Associate's Degree
• 8% Pay Raise for Bachelor's Degree

For an overview of our medical benefit package go to http://www.muni.org/Departments/employee\_relations/Pages/BenefitsSummaries.

01

Do you have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent and two years of experience in office clerical, personnel, payroll, accounting, purchasing, accounts receivable/payable and or fiscal management administrative support?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you possess the ability to type at a net speed of 35 WPM? Please note, if eligible to test for this position, you will be required to provide a certified copy of your typing ability to the Anchorage Police Department Background Investigations Unit on the day of testing.

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have payroll experience?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have experience working with the Municipality’s PeopleSoft Payroll?

• Yes
• No

05

Please explain your experience with Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel.

06

Please explain your experience to work under pressure created by deadline situations, and the ability to multi-task during deadline situations while working work with minimal supervision.

07

Please explain your ability to perform independent research on a variety of issues.

08

Please explain your experience and knowledge relating to referencing and applying applicable guidelines, regulations, and policies in a union environment.

09

Please explain your experience as it relates to excellent oral and written communications skills and demonstrated attention to detail.

• Required Question